Abstract
Keywords:
Motor coach, fire, statistics, fire testing
Abstract
Motor coach fires are a rare event – the resulting endangerment for the occupants exceeds that of passenger cars by far. A large number of persons is threatened by fire and smoke in an unfamiliar surrounding, panic reactions can occur. The clearance of the escape routes is limited and often blocked by luggage and personal belongings. To find out more about the real life fire occurrence the German Federal Ministry of Transport, represented by the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) entrusted DEKRA Accident Research to analyse bus fires and to work out a package of measurements for safety improvement [1].